Peanut Butter Melt in Your Mouth

These Peanut butter melt in your mouth cookies temptingly announce their presence. Their fragrance fills your kitchen. They melt quickly and completely in your mouth, leaving a strong craving for more! This post was first published in 2016.

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• ❤️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE
• 📝 INGREDIENTS
• 🔪 HOW TO MAKE
• 👩🏽‍🍳 PRO TIPS
• 📋 VARIATIONS
• 🌡️ STORING
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If you have peanut butter cravings, these melt in your mouth cookies will surely satisfy it. The cookies are perfectly sweet, rich, and buttery. Above all, they are easy to make.

It is fun to make these cookies, and you can have your kids involved in making them. Let this be your go-to recipe for making melt-in-the-mouth peanut butter cookies, and make more than a batch.

❤️ WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RECIPE

• It is simple to make.
• Nicely fulfills cravings for peanut butter.
• Simple and affordable 6 ingredients.
• The taste and texture are out of this world!

📝 INGREDIENTS

Butter - Making great-tasting cookies requires good-quality butter. I have used unsalted.

Peanut butter - I went for the smooth textured peanut butter; it works best in this recipe.

Confectioner's sugar - To make melt-in-your-mouth cookies, confectioner's sugar or powdered sugar is best.

Vanilla - I think vanilla flavor goes well with peanut butter, but you can omit it.

All-purpose flour - I always use all-purpose flour in my baking, be it cookies, bread, or cakes, but you can use cake flour for a softer texture.

Salt - Yes, adding salt to your baked goods enhances the flavor, so do not skip it.

Jam - I have used strawberry jam. You can go for what you prefer, and you can also skip it.

🔪 HOW TO MAKE

Step 1

Preheat the oven for at least 20 minutes before using it to 350F/180C.

Step 2

Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 3

Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl, then add the vanilla extract and peanut butter. Beat until combined.

Step 4

Add the flour and salt to the previous mixture and mix well. Make 9 equal balls and place them over the baking sheet.

Step 5

Lightly press the balls down. You can use your hand or the bottom of a glass.

Step 6

Make a small dint in the middle and bake them for 13 minutes.

Step 7

Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Place the cookies on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Step 8

Spoon the jam in the middle of the cookies and serve.

👩🏽‍🍳 PRO TIPS

• Use creamy texture peanut butter. You can use the they type with chunks of peanuts, but the cookies look slightly different.
• You can make the dough ahead of time. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven for 20 to 30 minutes before using it unless the recipe mentions otherwise.
• Do not use melted butter; it should be soft but not melting.
• Margarine or shortening will not work in this recipe.
• When using natural peanut butter, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes before forming the balls.

📋 VARIATIONS

• You can sprinkle some crushed peanuts over the jam before serving.

• Add two tablespoons of crushed peanuts to the dough.

🌡️ STORING

The cookies taste great at room temperature when you store them in an airtight container.

You can freeze the cookies for up to three months in a freezer-friendly bag.

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